News Car park of the future designed for Hangzhou London-based architect Daniel Statham Studio has designed a futuristic car park for the city of Hangzhou, southwest of Shanghai, that combines an automated stacking system with an event space. Future…
News Foster-Buro Happold design unveiled for Poland’s new air-rail hub The developers of Poland’s ambitious new multi-modal transportation system yesterday unveiled the concept design for the $8bn airport to be built near Warsaw that will act as the interchange hub…
News Royal HaskoningDHV wins role on Sydney’s Circular Quay Dutch company Royal HaskoningDHV has been selected by Besix Watpac, the Australian subsidiary of Belgium’s Besix Group, to act as the lead maritime design engineer for Sydney’s Circular Quay. The…
News US “meets with Gulf States and India” to discuss rail and sea network The national security advisers of the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and India met on Sunday to discuss building a rail network to link the Gulf states, other Arab countries,…
News Three firms in running for $2.9bn British Columbia SkyTrain extension Three consortiums have been shortlisted for a major contract on the C$3.9bn (US$2.9bn) Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension in southeastern Metro Vancouver in the province of British Columbia. The project will…
News Foster + Partners designs Dubai vertiport The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has endorsed a provisional concept design for a “vertiport” in the emirate created by UK headquartered architect Foster + Partners.…
News UNStudio team to design expansion of Texas public transport system A team comprising Dutch architect UNStudio, America’s HKS and Denmark’s Gehl has been selected by the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) to work on the architecture and urban design of Project…
News US government signs $22bn mobility deal with Austin, Texas The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has established a strategic partnership with the city of Austin, Texas, to develop mobility programmes worth some $22bn.
News China steps in to halt collapse of Addis Ababa tram system After news emerged last month that Addis Ababa’s light rail system was grinding to a halt for want of functioning trains, China has agreed to provide $23m-worth of spare parts.
News Asian Development Bank to lend India $1.2bn for power and transport schemes The Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed on Tuesday to lend the Indian government $1.2bn to improve transport and energy infrastructure, the Economic Times reports. Quoting a statement from India’s finance…
News EU lends Brussels €475m for sustainable public transport The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given a €475m loan to the Brussels Capital Region to fund a scheme intended to make public transport more attractive than driving in the…
News Poland’s $8bn transport hub seeks design overseer The company set up to develop an $8bn transport hub between Warsaw and Łodz in Poland has launched a tender for consultants to oversee design documentation for the project.